Elizabeth Taylor, a voluptuous, violet-eyed actress who lived a life of luster and anguish and spent more than six decades as one of the world’s most visible women, was known for her two Academy Awards, eight marriages, ravaging illnesses and work in AIDS philanthropy.

1944Elizabeth Taylor, right, and Ann Revere in "National Velvet." Taylor made the film at age 12, two years after her first movie role.AP